Record Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands in Pacific
A magnitude 8.1 quake, reported by USGS, rocks the Kermadec Islands near New Zealand with no immediate damage or injuries. tsunami watch briefly issued then canceled after small sea level changes. Epicenter near 28.2 S 176.6 W. Raoul Island may be spared.
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New Zealand
U.S
Kermadec Islands
South Pacific
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Colo
U.S. Geological Survey
Pacific Basin
North Island
Tonga
Mike Randall
Seismological Observatory
Raoul
Sunday Island
Pacific
Honolulu
Hawaii
USGS
Mexico City
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Fiji
Western Samoa
Cook Islands
New Caledonia
French Polynesia
ONeill’s Farewell Triggers Tears in the House
In a tearful farewell, Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. ends a 34 year House career. Rep. Silvio Conte honors his Mass. ally with a heartfelt resolution as colleagues praise his ten years as speaker.
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House
Thomas P
Tip) O'Neill
Congress
O'Neill
Reagan
Conte
O’neill
America
Edward P. Boland
Dmass
Robert H. Michel
Illinois
Boy Mauled by Cougar in California Park
A 6-year-old boy, Justin Mellon of Huntington Beach, was attacked by a mountain lion at Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park. He survived after his father scared the cougar away with a knife, and he remained in satisfactory condition as about 200 evacuees left the park. Rangers and hunters scoured the area but found no cat and planned to return at dawn.
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San Juan Capistrano
Calif
Justin Mellon
Huntington Beach
Ronald W
Orange County
Tim Miller
Wilcher
Americans Back Exposure To Other Religions In School Texts
A Media General AP poll shows 75 percent of adults favor textbooks exposing students to beliefs beyond family faiths and 72 percent oppose requiring alternative books for parents who object on religious grounds. The issue stems from a Greeneville Tennessee case where seven Christian fundamentalist families challenge Holt Basic Readings for grades 1 to 8.
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New York
Media General
Associated Press
Greeneville
Tenn
Hawkins County
Holt
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
U.S. Supreme Court
Media General AP
Media General Associated Press
Media General-Ap
Dangerous Youth May Be Tried As Adult
Charleston AP reports a 13 year old described as a dangerous juvenile may face adult charges for sexual assault robbery and other felonies. Assistant Solicitor Ellen Steinberg pressed to move the case from Charleston County Family Court to General Sessions Court outlining a lengthy criminal history beginning in 1983 with multiple offenses and detentions in youth facilities.
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Charleston
Ellen Steinberg
Willie Wildher
Haiti Faces Low Turnout in Vote for Constitutional Assembly
Voters showed sparse turnout in Cap Haitien Gonaives and Port-au-Prince as Haiti conducts an election for a constitutional assembly after the Duvalier era. Official results expected next week with 41 seats at stake and a Feb referendum anticipated.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Constitutional Assembly
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Ministry of Information
Cap Haitien
Gonaives
Henri Namphy
Anais Chavenet
Peo
Ple
Namphy
Duvalier
France
Constituent Assembly
Adrien Douyon
Supreme Court
Duvaliers
Douyon
Jean- Claude Duvalier
Francois
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Wilcer
Department of Youth Services
Tim
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Tim Richmond
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Aiken
York St
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Folgers’ Coffee
Texaco
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